I won this on the bay tonight for £9, no idea on make, but for £9 its got to be worth that in scrap if weighed in. So I got this for my lad who turns 8 next month (Still not learnt to ride 2 wheels ) He rides my gt while I stand on the rear pegs for balance. Always chatting about BMX, so thought I'd build him a bike for his birthday!! I'm building this with bits i got in the shed, nothing to flash, but nice to look at hopefully

Should look the biz for an 8 year old..

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give it a good clean and it should come up sweet - Don't use coke and tin foil or autosol - Use peek and a car shine wash

finding cheaper parts - like frames - bars - wheels ~ doesn't mean that the build is going to be poor or look bad - just finding the right parts, polishing or painting parts can make it look like you have just bought it from the shop

are you going with spoked wheels or mags ?

i'm sure he will love it and as it has been a cheaper build to make then it won't matter when he put scraps and dings in it - that is what a BMX is made for

good luck with the build and keep the pictures coming for all of us to see

Going to use spoked rims, as i got a few pairs knocking about, a pair of white tyres also in the shed. A good clean and polish of the frame and see how it looks. Depending on the condition I will re place bearings, chain, cables etc.. I have a pair of matt black bars and forks which might go nice, but it will be a bitsa build.

If he takes to it, I may add some mags to the wish list, but i would suspect a better bike would be purchased before that happens

The thought has crossed my mind, it is the right shape, and most of the bits i got to put on it are off a GT so...I'm going to start stripping it down and cleaning the frame up tomorrow. Pics will follow as i go

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